Gloucester 19 Northampton 24: Saints hang on

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Pisi, the centre, scored twice for the visitorsStu Forster/Getty Images

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Hartley put Pisi away on the leftStu Forster/Getty Images

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Last updated at 5:47PM, September 1 2012

Northampton held on with only 13 men to beat Gloucester in a thrilling finale.
The visitors scored three tries to one, with George Pisi, the centre,
getting two of them and Dylan Hartley, the England hooker, the other. Ryan
Lamb, their fly half, landed a penalty and three conversions.

A penalty try for Gloucester along with four penalties and a conversion from
Freddie Burns just was not enough for the home side.

Mike Tindall, the former England captain, who is combining his playing career
at Gloucester with learning the coaching ropes, formed a new partnership in
the centre with Billy